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Dave Anderson discusses Efco's approach to compliance standards, emphasizing that while not formally ISO certified, Efco's processes mirror ISO principles of record-keeping and operational consistency ("say what you do, do what you say"). He highlights Efco's adherence to ASTM standards for manufacturing, from threaded products to welding, and the training of welders to AWS standards. This ensures a high level of quality and readiness for certification, despite not having pursued formal ISO certification due to not yet seeing the need for it.
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00:00 - 00:22
We aren't necessarily certified with any, you know, world wide industrial, you know, organizations like ISO or anything like that. But we pretty much copy what ISO is, you know, our process of keeping records of basically say what you do, do what you say. That's basically what ISO is.



00:22 - 00:35
We're not ready for that transition. Yeah, but we do hold, we do run with ASTM standards for all aspects of manufacturing threaded products to welding.



00:35 - 00:41
We bring welders in and train them to AWS standards to before they can become a welder.



00:41 - 00:45
We're pretty well structured like we're ready for those certifications.



00:45 - 00:53
I truly believe we are, but we're just not. We haven't pulled the trigger on getting those certifications, haven't had the need for it just yet.

Does Efco comply to any external standards

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